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Home » US Law » 2022 Revised Code of Washington » Title 36 - Counties » Chapters » Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.

36.95.010 – Purpose.

RCW 36.95.010 Purpose. The purposes of a television reception improvement district, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as “district”, shall be to serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity in the construction, maintenance, and operation of television and FM radio translator stations, including appropriate electric or electronic devices for increasing television program distribution, but said […]

36.95.020 – Boundaries—Territory excluded.

RCW 36.95.020 Boundaries—Territory excluded. A district’s boundary may include any part or all of any county and may include any part or all of any incorporated area located within the county. A district’s boundary may not include any territory already being served by a cable TV system (CATV) unless on August 9, 1971, there is […]

36.95.030 – Petition to form—Contents.

RCW 36.95.030 Petition to form—Contents. A petition to form a district may be presented to the board of county commissioners and such petition shall include: (1) A description of the purposes of the petition; (2) a description of the purposes and powers of the proposed district; (3) a description of the boundaries of the proposed […]

36.95.040 – Notice of text of petition, meeting where will be considered.

RCW 36.95.040 Notice of text of petition, meeting where will be considered. If the board of county commissioners, with the assistance of other appropriate county officers, finds the petition filed under RCW 36.95.030 satisfies the requirements of that section, it shall cause the text of the petition to be published once a week for at […]

36.95.050 – Resolution creating district.

RCW 36.95.050 Resolution creating district. If after the public meeting or meetings on the petition, the board of county commissioners finds that creation of the proposed district would serve the public interest, the board shall adopt a resolution granting the petition and creating the district. Prior to adoption however, the board may amend the petition […]

36.95.060 – District board—Duties—How constituted—Quorum—Officers—Filling vacancies.

RCW 36.95.060 District board—Duties—How constituted—Quorum—Officers—Filling vacancies. The business of the district shall be conducted by the board of the television reception improvement district, hereinafter referred to as the “board”. The board shall be constituted as provided under either subsection (1) or (2) of this section. (1) The board of a district having boundaries different from […]

36.95.070 – District board—Reimbursement of members for expenses.

RCW 36.95.070 District board—Reimbursement of members for expenses. Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed from district funds for any actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties. [ 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 7.]

36.95.080 – List of television set owners.

RCW 36.95.080 List of television set owners. The board shall, on or before the first day of July of any given year, ascertain and prepare a list of all persons believed to own television sets within the district and deliver a copy of such list to the county treasurer. [ 1988 c 222 § 1; […]

36.95.100 – Tax levied—Maximum—Exemptions.

RCW 36.95.100 Tax levied—Maximum—Exemptions. (1) The tax provided for in RCW 36.95.090 and this section may not exceed sixty dollars per year per television set within the district. No person may be taxed for more than one television set, except that a motel or hotel or any person owning more than five television sets must […]

36.95.110 – Liability for delinquent tax and costs.

RCW 36.95.110 Liability for delinquent tax and costs. Any person owing the excise tax provided for under this chapter and who fails to pay the same within sixty days after the board or the county treasurer has sent the tax bill to him or her, shall be deemed to be delinquent. Such person shall be […]

36.95.120 – Prorating tax.

RCW 36.95.120 Prorating tax. The board may adopt rules providing for prorating of tax bills for persons who have not owned a television set within the district for a full tax year. [ 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 12.]

36.95.130 – District board—Powers generally.

RCW 36.95.130 District board—Powers generally. In addition to other powers provided for under this chapter, the board has the following powers: (1) To perform all acts necessary to assure that the purposes of this chapter will be carried out fairly and efficiently; (2) To acquire, build, construct, repair, own, maintain, and operate any necessary stations […]

36.95.140 – Signals district may utilize.

RCW 36.95.140 Signals district may utilize. A district may translate or retransmit only those signals which originate from commercial and educational FM radio stations and commercial and educational television stations which directly provide, within some portion of the state of Washington, a class A grade or class B grade contour, as such classes are defined […]

36.95.150 – Claims against district board—Procedure upon allowance.

RCW 36.95.150 Claims against district board—Procedure upon allowance. Any claim against the district shall be presented to the board. Upon allowance of the claim, the board shall submit a voucher, signed by the chair and one other member of the board, to the county auditor for the issuance of a warrant in payment of said […]

36.95.160 – District treasurer—Duties—District warrants.

RCW 36.95.160 District treasurer—Duties—District warrants. (1) The treasurer of the county in which a district is located is the treasurer of the district. (2) The county treasurer must collect the excise tax provided for under this chapter and send notice of payment due to persons owing the tax. To reduce costs of services performed by […]

36.95.180 – Costs of county officers reimbursed.

RCW 36.95.180 Costs of county officers reimbursed. (1) The board must reimburse the county auditor, assessor, and treasurer for the actual costs of services performed by them in behalf of the district. (2) A district may reduce costs of services performed by the county treasurer by assisting the treasurer in sending tax notices to taxpayers […]

36.95.200 – Dissolution of district by resolution—Disposition of property.

RCW 36.95.200 Dissolution of district by resolution—Disposition of property. If the board of county commissioners finds, following a public hearing or hearings, that the continued existence of a district would no longer serve the purposes of this chapter, it may by resolution order the district dissolved. If there is any property owned by the district […]